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Jan 1, 1500
spaniards enter the west
spaniads moved to the west importing cattle along with themselves -
The Texas Longhorn cattle was breed
english cattle were breed with the spanish cattle in order to make the Texas Longhorn cattle -
long drive
George Duffield headed a long drive and described his journey -
steers
a steer that could bring about $4 in texas could sell for about $40 in eastern states -
barbed wire becomes popular
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more cowboys
most mexican and maxican american cowbows worked on reanches in Texas -
Chicago
cattle brought a $35 head in Chicago -
price crash
prices crashed as demands for supplies rised -
a severe winter storm hits
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drought
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Period: to
more cold
the storm was 46 degrees below zero in some areas. killing off up to ninety percent of farmers cattle from freezing to death or starving to death.